Iggy is my all time favourite flame.
I watched the 89 cup winning team as a kid, suffered through the 90s, and was almost done with the flames/hockey but then his Hart nomination year (boo) and then that magical cup run, Iginla's play specifically which pulled me back.
I've been back to being downright flames obsessed thanks to Iginla. It's hard to even watch highlights of that cup run without getting emotional. It was a great time for me as a fan, but also personally (just graduated uni about a week into the playoffs, moved into a temp apartment downtown the weekend before my first day on the job, in the company I'd grow in for almost 15 years after, and watching each game with the girlfriend who'd end up being my wife, and mother to my 2 children).
That spring will be one of my most cherished times when I look back at my life.
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